GATHERING IN LOUISVILLE THIS WEEKEND FOR THE MID-SOUTH PARANORMAL CONVENTION. IT'S THE OLDEST AND LARGEST CONVENTION OF ITS KIND--THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED. W-L-K-Y'S NATALIE GRISE EXPLAINS WHAT'S BEHIND THE GROWING INTEREST IN THE UNEXPLAINED. THIS IS AN EXACT REPLICA OF THE PROTON PACK FROM THE GHOSTBUSTERS MOVIES. AT 35-HUNDRED DOLLARS, IT DOES EVERYTHING BUT BLAST GHOSTS. ITS BEEN NEARLY 30 YEARS SINCE THE MOVIE CAME OUT, AND NOW, THERE'S A POP CULTURE PHENOMENA BASED ON PARANORMAL PHENOMENA. KEITH AGE IS THE HOST OF SPOOKED--ONE OF THE DOZENS OF TV SHOWS DEALING WITH THE PARANORMAL. HE RUNS THIS CONVENTION, AND SAYS THERE WERE JUST OVER A HUNDRED PEOPLE HERE WHEN IT STARTED 12 YEARS AGO, AND NOW, THOUSANDS COME OVER THE COURSE OF THREE DAYS. SHAWN PORTER SUPPLIES GHOST HUNTERS WITH MANY OF THE GADGETS YOU SEE ON THE SHOW. HE'S BEEN AT IT SINCE 2006, BUT SAYS BUSINESS IS NOW BETTER THAN EVER. SOME IN THE INDUSTRY SAY THAT EXTRA ATTENTION HAS BEEN A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD. WITH THE POPULARITY OF PARANORMAL REALITY TV COMES MISCONCEPTIONS. WITH MORE MAINSTREAM EXPOSURE, MORE VISITORS ARE EXPECTED HERE OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS, AS THE PARANORMAL BECOMES INCREASINGLY NORMAL. NATALIE GRISE WLKY NEWS. THE CONVENTION CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY AT THE RAMADA PLAZA ON BLUEGRASS PARKWAY. GUESTS INCLUDE THE STARS OF GHOST HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL AND GHOST HUNTERS ACADEMY--JOE CHIN, SCOTT TEPPERMAN, AND PAUL BRADFORD. WE HAVE A LINK WITH MORE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.